A new genus of air-breathing marine slugs from South-East Asia (Gastropoda, Pulmonata, Onchidiidae)
Author
Dayrat, Benoit
Author
Goulding, Tricia C.
Author
Khalil, Munawar
Author
Comendador, Joseph
Author
Xuan, Qu ảng Ngo
Author
Tan, Siong Kiat
Author
Tan, Shau Hwai
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ZooKeys
2019
877
31
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http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.877.36698
journal article
http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.877.36698
1313-2970-877-31
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Laspionchis
bourkei lateriensis Dayrat & Goulding
ssp. nov.
Figs 17E
,
18E, F, I
,
19D
,
21B
,
22B
,
23
A-D
,
24E, G
,
25
Holotype
.
INDONESIA • holotype, designated here, 17/16 mm [6064 H]; Ambon, Lateri;
03°38.261'S
,
128°14.716'E
; 12 Feb. 2014; M Khalil and party leg.; st 128, mudflat next to small creek in the low intertidal of mangrove preserve; UMIZ 00115.
Additional material examined.
INDONESIA -
Ambon
• 5 specimens 12/7 mm [2743], 17/10 mm [2753], 15/12 mm [6061], 18/13 mm [6063], 15/12 mm [6065]; same collection data as for the holotype; UMIZ 00116.
Distribution
(
Fig. 7
). Indonesia (Ambon).
Habitat
(
Fig. 17E
). Same as the entire species
Laspionchis bourkei
(see above).
Etymology.
The subspecies
Laspionchis bourkei lateriensis
is named after Lateri, in Ambon because the type locality is part of the preserved mangrove of Lateri. The name
lateriensis
is an adjective derived from Lateri and the suffix -
ensis
.
Diagnosis
(Table
3
). Externally, the three subspecies of
L. bourkei
cannot be distinguished. Internally,
L. bourkei lateriensis
differs from
L. bourkei bourkei
but cannot be distinguished from
L. bourkei matangensis
. All three subspecies, however, are clearly delineated using molecular DNA sequences.
Color and morphology of live animals
(
Fig. 18E, F, I
). Identical to the species
L. bourkei
(see above).
Digestive
system
(
Figs 19D
,
25
). Identical to the species
L. bourkei
(see above). Examples of radular formulae are presented in Table
4
. Radulae measure up to 1.7 mm in length.
Figure 25.
Radula,
Laspionchis bourkei lateriensis
, Indonesia, Ambon
A-D
holotype [6064 H] (UMIZ 00115)
E, F
[6063] (UMIZ 00116).
A
Rachidian and innermost lateral teeth
B
rachidian and innermost lateral teeth
C
lateral teeth
D
lateral teeth
E
lateral teeth (inferior view)
F
outermost lateral teeth. Scale bars: 10
μm
(
A, F)
, 20
μm
(
B, C)
, 30
μm
(
D)
, 8
μm
(
E)
. Abbreviations: bls basal lateral spine hlt hook of a lateral tooth.
Reproductive system
(
Fig. 21B
). Identical to the species
L. bourkei
(see above).
Copulatory apparatus
(
Figs 22B
,
23
A-D
,
24E, G
). Similar to the species
L. bourkei
(see above) acknowledging some minor variations: the length of the spine of the accessory penial gland ranges from 0.35 mm [6063] (UMIZ 00116) to 0.75 mm [6064 H] (UMIZ 00115), the retractor muscle is vestigial or absent, and penial hooks measure from 20 to 45
μm
.
Remarks.
See above, the remarks on the species
Laspionchis bourkei
.